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House passes joint-custody reform to restore court discretion over termination
Summary
Substitute House Bill 288 passed the Utah House; it removes a statutory provision that allowed a single parent to unilaterally terminate joint custody and clarifies the court’s role to make creation and termination decisions guided by the child's best interest.
The House adopted Substitute House Bill 288, updating Utah’s joint-custody law to remove a provision that previously allowed either parent to unilaterally terminate a joint-custody arrangement. Sponsors said the change returns discretion to judges and aligns the statute with a "best interest of the child" standard.
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